President of European Council takes over from Cyprus to steer talks on 2014-20 spending.
Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the European Council, will propose cuts to the European Union's multi-annual spending plan for 2014-20 that go beyond those proposed by Cyprus, the current holder of the rotating presidency of the Council of Ministers.
Van Rompuy discussed his intentions with José Manuel Barroso and Martin Schulz, the presidents of the European Commission and of the European Parliament, and Demetris Christofias, Cyprus's president, in Brussels today (13 November).
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Tony Blair isn’t going to get any EU top job. Face it. Move on.So the old master is back, working his rhetorical magic at a Business for New Europe / Chatham House event in London yesterday. The full text of his speech is here. At one level I welcome Blair’s intervention in the EU ‘debate’ in the UK – he speaks with a determination and passion about European […]